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Drink Recipes For Cinco de Mayo 2009

The Paloma Cocktail

After Margaritas, my favorite tequila drink is the Paloma – a refreshing drink made with Tequila Blanca (Silver), grapefruit soda, and a splash of lime juice.

2 oz Tequila (silver)
6 oz grapefruit soda (Squirt, Jarritos)
1/2 oz fresh lime juice

Rim a glass with salt, add ice, tequila, lime juice. Fill with grapefruit juice, garnish with [...]

Tagged as: beer, margarita, tequila

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Bloody Caesar Cocktail Recipe

The Bloody Caesar has replaced the Bloody Mary at our house.
This recipe is made with Mott’s Clamato juice, Frank’s Red Hot, and Worchestershire sauce. It’s a delicious, slightly less spicy drink than the traditional Bloody Mary with horseradish.

Tagged as: celery, celery salt, clamato, franks, franks red hot, hot sauce, lime, vodka, worchestershire

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OXO Good Grips Angled Measuring Cups

These angled measuring cups are great! You can clearly see what you are measuring by simply looking down at the angled measurement marks, no need to lift the cup up into the air. Much more accurate this way.

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Margarita Recipe 3-2-1 Style

I’m a new fan of the 3-2-1 Margarita recipe… 3 parts Tequila, 2 parts Cointreau, 1 part lime juice. (Substitute Grand Marnier or Triple Sec for the 2 parts, and to make things sweet and economical, any decent Margarita “Mix” for the 1 part lime juice).
I love my Margaritas with salt, thank you. [...]

Tagged as: cointreau, margarita, patron, recipe, tequila

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The Tailspin Cocktail

The expression, “Don’t Try This at Home” does *not* apply here. As a matter of fact, *only* try this at home. If you are a Gin drinker, or love a good Martini, you might want to experiment with this one, “The Tailspin”.
Seriously, this one kicks our ass, and should be reserved for “special [...]

Tagged as: campari, gin

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